[Federal Register: July 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 136)]
[Notices]
[Page 34771-34772]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-FWS-R9-IA-2009-N144] [96200-1672-0005-7E]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0142;
Wildlife Without Borders--Critically Endangered Animals Conservation
Fund Grant Program
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2009. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by September 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In May 2009, we requested that OMB approve, on an emergency basis,
our request to collect information associated with a new grant program.
We asked for emergency approval because of the necessity to spend
program funds this fiscal year. OMB approved our request and assigned
OMB Control No. 1018-0142, which expires November 30, 2009. We are
going to ask OMB to
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extend the approval for this information collection for 3 years.
Section 8 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
authorizes the establishment of the Wildlife Without Borders--
Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund to fund projects that
conserve the world's most endangered species. Critically endangered
species are those that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the
immediate future. The Division of International Conservation, Fish and
Wildlife Service, administers this competitive grants program to
provide funding for conservation actions that have a high likelihood of
creating durable benefits to specific species facing immediate threat
of extinction.
Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to a Notice of
Funding Availability that we publish on Grants.gov and the program web
page. Applications consist of:
(1) Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3-2338A).
(2) Project summary and narrative.
(3) Letter of appropriate government endorsement.
(4) Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel.
(5) Complete Standard Forms 424 and 424b (non-domestic applicants
do not submit the standard forms).
Applications may also include, as appropriate, a copy of the
organization's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NIRCA) and any
additional documentation supporting the proposed project.
All assistance awards under this program have a maximum reporting
requirement of a:
(1) Mid-term report (performance report and a financial status
report) due within 30 days of the conclusion of the first half of the
project period, and
(2) Final report (performance and financial status report and
copies of all deliverables, photographic documentation of the project
and products resulting from the project) due within 90 days of the end
of the performance period.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0142.
Title: Wildlife Without Borders--Critically Endangered Animals
Conservation Fund Grant Program.
Service Form Number(s): 3-2338A.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Domestic and nondomestic Federal, State, and local
governments; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; public and
private institutions of higher education; and any other organization or
individual with demonstrated experience deemed necessary to carry out
the proposed project.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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Applications.................... 40 40 12 hours........... 480
Reports......................... 10 20 30 hours........... 600
Totals...................... 50 60 ................... 1,080
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III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: July 9, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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